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Chapter 13 – Inventory Management
o Concepts
 The need for inventory management
 Inventory costs
 Basic Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) Model
o Numerical Problems
 Basic Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) Model
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Chapter 16 – Scheduling
o Concepts
 Goals/Performance Measures of Scheduling
 Factors that influence scheduling success
 Output of the scheduling process – The Production Schedule (See the
model of the scheduling process)
 Gantt Chart Method
 Scheduling Services
 Theory of Constraints
 Suboptimizing
o No Numerical Problems
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Six Sigma
o Concepts
 Focus of Six Sigma
 The Six Sigma Name
 The Three Parts to Six Sigma
 Six Sigma Roles
 Six Sigma Project Phases (DMAIC)
 The structure of a Six Sigma project
 What are the primary things that happen in each phase?
 Six Sigma Project Teams
 Why do Six Sigma projects involve teams?
 Meeting Skills
 Decision Making
o Individual versus Group
o Brainstorming
o Multi-Voting
o Consensus
o No Numerical Problems